Who is Paul Danan?

Celebrity Big Brother 2017: Paul Danan took part in Celebrity Love Island in 2005 and 2006[ITV]

Paul Danan, 39, is best known for playing Sol Patrick on the hit Channel 4 soap Hollyoaks from 1997 to 2001.

The actor went on to appear on ITV's Celebrity Love Island – alongside Calum Best and Bianca Gascoigne – in both 2005 and 2006, while he was removed from the Fiji villa for 'drunken behaviour' during his first stint and either weeping or getting into arguments with model Sophie Anderton on his second attempt.

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Although being born Waltham Forest, north London, Paul moved out to LA for a few years to focus on his career as an actor but he now resides in Hertfordshire after welcoming a son called DeNiro in 2015.

Paul has gone on to star in many stage and tv programmes with his most recent credit being Sky TV's Good Girls Club where he played Steve.

What will he bring to the Big Brother house?

Celebrity Big Brother 2017: Paul Danan was removed from the Fiji villa for 'drunken behaviour' during his first stint and either weeping or getting into arguments with model Sophie Anderton on his second attempt[Wenn]

According to reports, show bosses are hoping with Paul on board it will be an "explosive" series.

A source told The Sun: "Paul’s name has been bandied around the Celebrity Big Brother team ever since Love Island returned to our screens.